Sanskrit quote nr. 8680 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कम्पन्ते गिरयः पुरंदरभिया मैनाकमुख्याः पुनः ।
क्रन्दन्त्यम्बुधराः स्फुरन्ति बडवावक्त्रोद्गता वह्नयः ॥kampante girayaḥ puraṃdarabhiyā mainākamukhyāḥ punaḥ |
krandantyambudharāḥ sphuranti baḍavāvaktrodgatā vahnayaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Purandara (पुरन्दर): defined in 11 categories.
Bhi (bhī, भी): defined in 4 categories.
Mainaka (maināka, मैनाक): defined in 5 categories.
Ukhya (उख्य, ukhyā, उख्या): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Ambudhara (अम्बुधर): defined in 6 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Bat (baṭ, बट्): defined in 4 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avaktri (avaktr, avaktṛ, अवक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Avaktra (अवक्त्र, avaktrā, अवक्त्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Udgata (उद्गत, udgatā, उद्गता): defined in 9 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “kampante girayaḥ puraṃdarabhiyā mainākamukhyāḥ punaḥ”
- kampante -
-
√kamp (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- girayaḥ -
-
giri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]giri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- purandara -
-
purandara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]purandara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhiyā* -
-
bhiyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mainākam -
-
maināka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ukhyāḥ -
-
ukhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ukhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- punaḥ -
-
pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “krandantyambudharāḥ sphuranti baḍavāvaktrodgatā vahnayaḥ”
- krandantya -
-
√krand -> krandat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √krand class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krand class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krand class 1 verb]√krand -> krandantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √krand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ambudharāḥ -
-
ambudhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sphuranti -
-
sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- baḍ -
-
baṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avā -
-
ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- avaktro -
-
avaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avaktṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]avaktrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgatā* -
-
udgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vahnayaḥ -
-
vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 8680 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.